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Army Col. aboard undertook to show us about town. He paid his respects 
to the governor who warned that we should be careful with picture 
taking as some natives resent it. T(fe did snap the Mosque however. A 
little later the Col. took Baker and myself to call on the deputy 
irrigation inspector, also an l^^tian (the chief was away on a field 
trip). He took us to his sui!?>tously furnished hcaae, served us cold 
lemonade (with soda) and then proceeded to show us the town in his 
station wagon. That's how we saw the air field, the addition built to 
the local power plant. He was goint to take us out to the experimental 
farm vhen the steamer whistle blew for departure. By the time we got 
back to landing place, it was out in midstream. The inspector said 
not to woryy, he'd run us all the way to iOisrtoum if necessary, so we 
went to the Irrigation Dept.'s, landing, and while they were warming 
up a launch, another of the same department came along ar.d took us out 
to our steamer. The Sextons, who went up town shopping, while we went 
to the Irrigation Dept, were aboard and thought we were, too. Muen 
they discovered we were not and couldn't make themselves quite clear to 
our Arabic crew, whose English is limited. Boy said "I was nearer being 
sick tisan anytime on the trip." All's well that ends well and w® are 
moderately enjoying today's 99 degree terai’erature. Really, it's not as 
bad as it sounds. It's true that I have to put a piece of paper under 
ity forearm to keep it from sticking to this thin paper, but I'm still 
wearing the undershirt under my sport shirt that I put on in the cool 
(sic) of the morning. Not till this munute was I conscious of having it 
on. •Don’t be too energetic, sit in the shade and the tenpreature won't 
bother you. The Humidity (?) which must certainly be less than at home 
